Tag: nervous system

Mushrooms do what? (DOS)

Comes from the idea that God has marked everything He created with a sign (signature). The sign was an indication of the purpose for the benefit of the body part.

“Sign of Nature” = Signature

Slice a mushroom in half and you’ll be able to recognise that it looks like an ear – add it to your cooking and you could actually improve your hearing.

Really? How?

Medicinal mushrooms have been used since the days of antiquity to treat a range of diseases, from diabetes and intestinal issues to fighting seasonal colds and cancers in Russia, China, and Japan—along with other Asian and Far Eastern cultures—we are now seeing a “Mushboom” in the West. Mushrooms are fantastic fungi. Mushrooms pack a nutritional punch and are considered the new superfood.
Approximately 14,000 species that we know today, about 50% are considered to possess varying degrees of edibility, more than 2,000 are safe, and about 700 species are known to possess significant pharmacological properties.

Interesting mushroom facts:

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  • 300 mushroom species are edible
  • 30 have been domesticated and
  • 10 are grown commercially.
  • Agaricus (button) are the leading mushroom crops worldwide and accounted for approximately 97% of the total U.S. mushroom production from 2017-2018. 
  • Oyster (Pleurotuss) and shiitake mushrooms rank second and third respectively in worldwide production.

Mushrooms are one of the few foods that contain vitamin D, a vitamin that is vital for healthy bones, even the minuscule ones in your ear help keep your hearing strong, carry sound to the brain. Yes, lack of vitamin D not only weakens your bones, it also weakens your hearing.

The Inner Ear Bone
The Inner Ear Bone

This is because your hearing depends on the vibrations of tiny bones in your ear that must remain strong and healthy to do their job. Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD, Cardiologist (Heart Specialist)

Mushrooms play an important role in the immune system. Mushrooms are unique as they contain many unusual disease fighting compounds that are just beginning to be understood. There are several immune supporting ingredients in mushrooms that empower the body to react quickly and powerfully when we are exposed to disease-causing pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria. Dr. Joel H. Fuhrman, MD, Family Practitioner

Ergosterol, a steroid alcohol, in mushrooms, when exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, is converted to vitamin D.

Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make your eardrum vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones, called ossicles, in your middle ear. The vibrations travel to your inner ear, a snail-shaped organ. The inner ear makes the nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds. The inner ear also controls balance.

Coch·le·a| ˈkōklēə, ˈkäklēə | noun (plural cochleae |.  -lēˌē, -lēˌī | ) the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.

Mushrooms have a good dose of the following nutrients:

Vitamin A is essential in inner-ear morphogenesis (development of the structure).

B Complex: While B complex is well known to be vital for the health of nerves, it is equally so in helping to prevent hearing loss. A good B complex supplement can help reduce ear pressure and has been used to treat sudden deafness with profound hearing loss.

Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine) 
Some patients have noted that vitamin B-1 supplements relieve their tinnitus. The mechanism of action seems to be via a stabilization of the nervous system, especially in the inner ear.

Vitamin B3, Niacin, is thought to provide smooth muscle relaxation and perhaps increased blood flow to tiny blood vessels supplying the inner ear. Vitamin B-3 is essential for the proper breakdown of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and aids in the functioning of the central nervous system.

Vitamins B5, Pantothenic acid, is found throughout all branches of life in the form of coenzyme A, a vital coenzyme in numerous chemical reactions. Pantothenic acid has been helpful to those suffering from tinnitus where it is thought to ‘coat’ nerve endings in the ear, thereby creating less of the agitating noise.

*Vitamin B6 is associated with nerves.  According to PubMed, a B6 deficiency can affect peripheral and brainstem auditory pathways. B6 is also thought to be able to help regulate fluid levels in the ears. Deficiency of vitamin B6 apparently can reduce the ability to respond to sounds [*].  Vitamin B6, along with vitamins C and B12 and other substances, have been used together to reverse “sudden deafness” [*].

*Vitamin B12 A human study suggested “a relationship between vitamin B12 deficiency and dysfunction of the auditory pathway. Some improvement in tinnitus and associated complaints were observed in 12 patients following vitamin B12 replacement therapy”.  Vitamin B12 deficiency appears to be correlated to noise-related hearing loss.  Another study concluded that B12 “levels may reduce the risk of hearing dysfunction resulting from noise exposure in healthy, young subjects”.  Elderly people often have low B12 levels.

*Zinc is located in the inner ear as the cochlea has the body’s greatest concentration of it.  An animal study found that a zinc injection prevented salicylate-induced hearing loss.  A human study concluded, “that patients with tinnitus may have low blood zinc levels (31%) and clinical and subjective improvement can be achieved by oral zinc medication”.  Another human study concluded, “zinc is involved in the generation of tinnitus, especially in patients whose hearing is relatively normal”.

As far as hearing is concerned, a deficiency in Vitamin D has serious consequences and has been associated with otosclerosis (abnormal bone growth in the middle ear), unexplained and bilateral cochlear deafness, presbycusis, and sensorineural hearing loss. Researchers had to conclude that vitamin D deficiency is likely one of the causes and supplementation should be considered in persons with hearing loss. Vitamin D can be inhibited if there is also a magnesium deficiency. If there is a magnesium deficiency, this will also affect calcium intakes.

Ear infection or Otitis is an infection of the middle ear and is caused by a bacteria or a virus. This can often occur as a result of congestion and swelling of the nasal passages or in the throat when suffering of a cold, flu or an allergy.

Common risk factors for ear canal infection include:

  • Injuring the ear canal while cleaning it
  • Getting water in the ear, particularly while swimming (called swimmer’s ear)
  • Use of earplugs or hearing aids (particularly if these devices are not properly cleaned)
  • Getting irritants such as hair spray or hair dye in the ear

What are the complications of ear infections?

  • Ear infection spreading to the bones of the ear
  • Ear infection spreading to the fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord
  • Permanent hearing loss
  • Ruptured eardrums

Medicinal mushrooms stimulate the immune system by increasing the activity of receptors of the cells’ surface. This helps the immune system to recognize and then destroy infectious pathogens, reduce the inflammation in the body, thus helping fight the ear infections. 

Six mushrooms that are notably medicinal and fairly well known:

  • Reishi
  • Turkey Tail
  • Cordyceps
  • Chaga (King of Mushrooms)
  • Lion’s Mane
  • Shiitake
  • Maitake

The best combination of medicinal mushrooms to get the results:

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Do Carrots Help Your Vision? (DOS)

The idea that God has marked everything He created with a sign (signature). The sign was an indication of the purpose of the creation of the item.

“Sign of Nature” = Signature

 

Slicing the carrot reveals its radiating lines out from the center that look like the pupil and iris of the human eye.   Carrots get their orange color from a plant chemical known as beta-carotene, which reduces the risk of developing cataracts. The chemical also protects sight problems that develop over the age of sixty-five.

This “see in the dark” vegetable contains an important molecules for the EYE

Could eating carrots morning, noon and night give you extraordinary powers to see like an owl on the darkest nights? Or give you x-ray vision like a superhero? Umm, no. But, carrots do have nutritional benefits for your eyes. Take a look.

Carrots Eye Benefit Profile

Vitamin C forms collagen, a protein that provides structure to your eyes.

Observational studies suggest that this vitamin may protect against cataracts and help prevent the progression of AMD.

Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant that exists in different forms. Vitamin E’s main role in the body appears to be neutralizing oxidation. For that reason, researchers think it plays an important role in protecting certain parts of the eye, which is particularly susceptible to oxidative damage, meaning it helps to slow down processes that damage cells. (Cataracts and Macular degeneration)

LUTEIN 

  • benefit eye health
  • protect against age-related degenerative eye diseases

Lutein for aging eyes

Lutein, (LOO-teen) in nature, appears to absorb excess light energy to prevent damage to plants from too much sunlight. This same process happens, especially blocking blue light in the macula from reaching the underlying structures in the retina, reducing the risk of light-induced oxidative damage that could lead to macular degeneration (AMD). yellowish color. In fact, the macula also is called the “macula lutea” (from the Latin macula, meaning “spot,” and lutea, meaning “yellow”).  See more about Lutein in my Color Me Beutiful Series on the color Yellow.

The carotenoid Lutein is commonly referred to as the “eye vitamin”, even though Lutein is a small pigment, it has large antioxidant benefits. But, our bodies don’t reproduce it and it is up to us to acquire more of it through our diets. 

Vitamin A

Enzymes in the body, notably in the small intestine, can split β-carotene molecules down the middle, producing two molecules of retinol (Vitamin A) which are then stored in the liver.

Oxidation of retinol generates retinal, and when this is linked to a protein called opsin, it forms rhodopsin, a light-sensitive pigment. Rhodopsin is the pigment responsible for night-vision and allows you to see in black and white.

Vitamin A and rhodopsin make potent allies.

Carrots contain lots of beta carotene and Vitamin A and rhodopsin abundant in carrots. Rhodopsin is a purple pigment is a sensory protein converting light into an electrical signal that helps us see in low light situations.

Cones and Rods
  • Vitamin A is the name for a group of compounds that includes retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid, which have the biological activity of retinol. In addition, certain carotenoids (beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin).
  • Retinol is essential for cell growth and differentiation. It plays a major role in vision.
  • Retinoic acid apparently plays a role in structuring the fovea area of the eye. The fovea is a tiny dip in the center of the macula which is responsible for high-sharpness vision. The photoreceptor cones are highly concentrated in that area.

Vision maintenance: Vitamin A is essential for maintaining the light-sensing cells in the eyes and for the formation of tear fluid.

  • Vitamin A is measured in retinol equivalents (RE) which allows the
    different forms of vitamin A to be compared. One retinol equivalent equals 1 mcg of retinol or 6 mcg of beta carotene. Vitamin A is also measured in international units (IU) with 1 mcg RE equal to 3.33 IU.
  • Vitamin A Daily requirements of 5,000 IU per day.
  • Vitamin A is one of the keystones of protection against oxidative damage caused by exposure to blue, violet, and ultraviolet light.

Vitamin A is very easy to overdose on when in supplement form because it says in your fat cells. Vitamin A overdose can be done by consuming it through:

  • Vitamin A enriched food or vitamin comprised of medicine,
  • Vitamin A through natural foods.  
  • How much of the vitamin A intake the body is able to absorb at any given time is due to metabolic conditions or other factors.

How does Vitamin A help you see?

The retinal molecule becomes light-sensitive and acts like a light-sensitive switch.

Glycaemic Index

Cooked carrots are rated at 49 in the Glycaemic Index, the scale invented to help in the treatment of diabetes, and which is used to measure the rate at which blood sugar levels rise when a particular carbohydrate bearing food is ingested.

Night blindness. A small increase in vitamin A levels with carrots is helpful.  As it progresses, it may lead to more serious conditions, such as:

  • Dry eyes: Severe deficiency may cause xerophthalmia, a condition characterized by dry eyes caused by reduced tear fluid formation. (Pubmed)

Blindness: Serious vitamin A deficiency may lead to total blindness. In fact, it is among the most common preventable causes of blindness in the world. (Pubmed)

  • Protecting the corneas
  • Decreasing the risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Moderate levels of Vitamin A in patients’ diets were connected to a 40% lower risk of opaque lenses, or cataracts.
  • Delaying peripheral vision loss
  • Creating a protective layer against bacteria and viruses
  • Alleviating symptoms of dry eye syndrome (Xerophthalmia a disease which is characterized by dry eyes, swollen eyelids and corneal ulcers)
  • Slowing vision loss in people with retinitis pigmentosa (a rare, inherited disease in which the light-sensitive retina of the eye slowly and progressively degenerates.)
  • Impeding the progression of Stargardt’s disease.  Stargardt’s patients should not supplement with Vitamin A.

ZINC

Zinc helps keep the retina healthy, cell membranes, and protein structure of the eye. Zinc allows vitamin A to travel from the liver to the retina to produce melanin. Melanin is a pigment that protects the eyes from ultraviolet (UV) light.

NOTE:  All these nutrients are fat-soluble, meaning they need a fat to be absorbed properly in your body.

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The Doctrines of Signatures

DID YOU KNOW THAT NATURE GIVES US CLUES ABOUT THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS?  WE CAN SEE THEM VISUALLY AT A GLANCE.  IT IS CALLED THE DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES.

It is the embodiment in the features of a plant’s appearance or behavior that corresponds to what it acts upon in the human body or how it cures.  You can even break the word up and you get 

“Sign of Nature” = Signature

The Doctrine of Signatures which dates from the era of Dioscurides and Galen affirms that the herbs which bear a resemblance to diverse body parts can be exploited by herbalists to treat disorders of those parts of the body. It is also known as the Doctrine of Correspondences and developed in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Have you heard of it?  It is a belief that some plants carry a trademark, a huge resemblance equal to our body’s parts, and that they have special qualities that benefit or cure it.

This is a new series on the clues that plant foods give us regarding their health benefit.  The plants give signals such as shape, color, and texture to serve as hints.

I like to refer to it as nature’s look-a-likes.  Others have termed it “Nature’s Pharmacy.”

From head to toe, we will take a look at those foods that resemble our bodies’ organs which give us clues where they nutritionally benefit.  

I hope you will join me in discovering these secrets of nature. 

Today we have effective modern tools to evaluate the efficacy and healing properties of plants, animals, minerals, and synthetic substances, but how did people in earlier times evaluate the natural resources available to treat their illnesses?

For hundreds of years, healers and medical practitioners relied on the doctrine of signatures to signal the potential healing effects of plants. In the 1st Century AD, the Greek physician and author of Materia Medica, Pedanius Dioscorides, described medicinal plants according to a divine intention. His belief was that God marked objects with signs, or “signatures”, of their purpose.

The Greeks called walnuts karyon, or “head”.

Walnuts are perhaps the most obvious example. Their outer shell resembles a skull, and within the shell is the edible walnut which looks identical to our physical brain by resembling the right and left hemispheres and even the wrinkled folds!  It is no shocking discovery that we find walnuts to be great brain food, containing omega 3 fatty acids (an essential fatty acid) is an important brain nutrient.

In fact the brain, after adipose tissue, is the organ richest in lipids, whose only role is to participate in membrane structure.  EFAs, as messengers, are involved in the synthesis and functions of brain neurotransmitters, and in the molecules of the immune system. Neuronal membranes contain phospholipid pools that are the reservoirs for the synthesis of specific lipid messengers on neuronal stimulation or injury. These messengers in turn participate in signaling cascades that can either promote neuronal injury or neuroprotection.

THE HUMAN BRAIN IS THE FATTEST ORGAN IN THE BODY!

Omega 3 fatty acids, like rich alfa-linolenic acid, in walnut are essential for a healthy brain.

High Omega 3 fatty acid content helps
keep your nervous system working smoothly and to
.

Nutrients in walnuts, including polyunsaturated fat, polyphenols, and vitamin E, may help reduce oxidative damage and inflammation in your brain.

The human brain is nearly 60 percent fat. These fatty acids are among the most crucial molecules that determine your brain’s integrity and ability to perform.

Omega-3 fatty acids deficiency is linked to a myriad of cognitive problems in both children and adults including:

  • ADHD
  • Hyperactivity
  • Depression
  • Learning disabilities
  • Memory loss
  • Sleep disorders
  • Poor problem-solving skills

Walnuts are also rich in many anti-oxidants:

Help to prevent and repair brain damage due to free-radicals.

An excellent food to boost your mood, clear your mind

Help it to perform at its best. They can also help avoid cognitive dysfunction as we age.

Additional benefits close to the brain:

Healthy Hair:

You can regain the health of your hair by adding walnuts to your everyday hair care regimen. Walnuts can be consumed or even applied as oil to maintain healthy hair.

Longer Hair:

Walnut is the best source of Omega 3, Omega 6, Omega 9 fatty acids, and potassium. These ingredients help in strengthening the hair follicles. Apply walnut oil regularly to get stronger, healthier, longer, and shinier hair.


Prevents Balding:

Walnut oil can keep balding at bay. Apply this regularly to prevent the onset of balding.

Anti-Dandruff:

Walnut oil is popularly used in hair oils for its rich hydrating properties. It acts as an anti-dandruff remedy that is 100% natural.

Healthy Scalp:

Apply walnut oil regularly to keep your scalp hydrated. This will also help you stay away from any medical conditions like dermatitis. Anti-fungal walnut oil is best to prevent infections like ringworm. This also helps to maintain a healthy and clean scalp and hair.

Highlights the Hair Color Naturally:

Walnut husk is popularly known as a natural coloring agent that can naturally highlight the hair. Walnut oil has a good number of proteins that improve your hair color while adding a healthy glow.

Improves your Hair:

It is suggested to apply the oil of walnut 3 times a week to get its benefits. For best and effective results, use it in conjunction with coconut or even olive oil.

Walnut Taco Meat:

  1. Soak raw walnuts in water overnight.  Also, rehydrate dehydrated (not-in oil) sun-dried tomatoes.
  2. In order to bring them to life quickly and soften them up, I boil 2 cups of water and soak the sun-dried tomatoes for 10 minutes until they are soft. Then, drain the water and place them in the base of the food processor with the large blade and process on high until they are chopped into little pieces.
  3. Add the raw walnuts and the remaining ingredients. At this point, it is extremely important that you PULSE the ingredients rather than the process on high. As a result, the walnut meat should look a similar consistency to taco meat. You don’t, however, want it to be too mushy by over-processing.
  4. Add taco seasoning and stir.
  5. Fry red onion in a pan
  6. Add taco meat and cook over medium-low temperature until the taco meat is heated through (about 10 minutes).

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Moringa “The Miracle Tree”

MORINGA’S HISTORY

It was used extensively in traditional medicine practices like Ayurveda medicine for over 4,000 years. Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree.

Moringa has gained a reputation for fighting inflammation and combating various effects of malnutrition and aging, earning the nickname “the miracle plant.” 

The Moringa Tree is a perennial tropical tree and native to the south of the Himalayan Mountains in northern India. It was consumed not only for its nutritional values but also for its medical benefits

In India, it was used in traditional Medicine for 300 conditions ranging in severity from minor skin blemishes to more serious illnesses like asthma, high blood pressure, and heart disease, ulcers, and kidney stones, as well as respiratory illnesses like Tuberculosis.

From India, it spread to ancient Egypt, where it was used as a natural sunscreen to protect against the harsh desert environment.

Eventually, it made its way to Greece and Rome where it served an important role as both an ointment and expensive perfume.

The progress of the plant also moved westward into Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (most notably the Philippines), where its unique nutritional qualities caused it to become a staple vegetable in the local diet.

Today, Moringa is cultivated around the world, primarily in poorer regions with harsh climates where the many uses for Moringa are needed most—places like Ethiopia, Haiti, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, and Uganda.

My husband and I reintroduced this tree in Nigeria and Haiti.  Generations later, these people had forgotten the nutritional benefits and would use it as fencing for boundary lines between properties.  They didn’t know what they were missing.  They had free health food and medicine.

It was used extensively in traditional medicine practices like Ayurveda medicine for over 4,000 years. Ayurveda is a 5,000 year-old system of natural healing that’s truly stood the test of time.

Moringa has gained a reputation for fighting inflammation and combating various effects of malnutrition and aging, earning the nickname “the miracle plant.”

The Moringa tree has many names known around the world:

        1. A Supermarket on a tree
        2. A Miracle tree
        3. Natures Medicine Chest
        4. The Queen of Green
        5. The Multi-Vitamin Tree

God gave us every tree for our food as stated in Genesis 1:29-30.  All of the trees were made by God in the beginning on day three.

Although every part of the Moringa tree has nutritional benefits, we will be discovering the benefits of the Moringa tree leaf.  Like all fruits, vegetables, and herbs and spices, each ingredient is already measured properly for this purpose.  Moringa is packaged with whole natural ingredients that God made and contains the tools necessary to do the jobs that will benefit, improve, and maintain a person’s health.

Moringa Oleifera is an all-natural, inexpensive, and accessible multi-vitamin.  It is grown in the green highlighted areas.  If you live within this area, you can consider yourself blessed to have this wonderful tree growing in your area.

NUTRITIONAL PROFILE

  • Vitamins B1 and B2 convert carbohydrates into energy.
  • Vitamin B3 breaks down carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
  • Vitamin B6 helps your digestive system process proteins.

TEA TIME

It detoxifies the human body and even supports in strengthening their immune
system. Skin health can also be improved by consuming this tea on a regular basis. Now, let us have a look at the amazing benefits of moringa tea.

SUPERSTARS

Anti-infectious, Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Anti-inflammatory

The Doctor within, Dr. White Blood Cell, called leukocytes, are a type of blood cell that helps fight infections.  Vitamin C is a major resource for Dr. White Blood Cell to work.

Isothiocyanate compounds were reported to exhibit hypotensive, anticancer, and antibacterial activities in our body.

Found back in the late 1940s, an anti-fungal property was found back in the late 1940s. It has a compound called pterygospermin, assimilates of glutamic acid, and has powerful antibacterial and fungicidal effects, which is present in several species of moringa.

Antioxidants quercetin and kaempferol showed good activity on hepatocyte (liver cell) growth factor (HGF).  Moringa seeds are superior to radical scavenging (Ogbunugafor et al., 2011).

Anticancer (Phytochemicals) Benzyl isothiocyanate which is found in Moringa leaves can prevent cancer cells in our body. It contains a simple sugar called rhamnose, and unique group or glucosinolates and isothiocyanates which categorized as hypotensive, anticancer, and antibacterial activities. 

MEDICINAL USES

Analgesic – a significant amount of analgesic activity was observed (Rao et al., 2008).

Antipyretic – Reduction of fever

Antihypertensive – lowers blood pressure safely

PROFILE

Antifertility problems seem to be active only in the root.

Moringa leaf extracts were found to be 100% abortive with doses equivalent to 175 mg/kg of starting dry material = 11 Tblsps.   (Nath et al., 1992).

Moringa tree bark and roots are not recommended for human consumption.

A handful of fresh Moringa or a Tablespoon of dry Moringa is fine.

PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF MORINGA

Strengthen the Immune System (C, A, E, B6)

Moringa leaves help to boost the immune system about 10x more than the commercially-made vitamins and other supplements.

Fights Fungal Infections, Viruses  (C)

  1. Vitamin C has a simple but very potent acid that kills viruses (Herpies, Measles, Mumps, Polio, sleeping viruses-viruses waiting to be awakened through special circumstances), fungus, bacteria, tetanus, tuberculosis. 
  2. It activates a reaction within the cell and behaves like peroxide and destroys whatever is not welcome.
  3. Vitamin A protects “entry points” into the body.  If they do find an entrance the white blood cells fight against infection once inside the body.

Improves Brain Function (B1,B2,B3,B9,C,Ca,K,Mg)

  1. Helps blood vessels relax blood flows more freely exciting neural activity and increasing cognitive function.
  2. A healthy brain allows more oxygen to reach the brain.  Moringa’s ORAC value contributes a healthy brain allowing more oxygen to reach the brain.
  3. Potassium – helps normal brain function by allowing more oxygen to reach the brain-stimulating memory function and the brain nervous system.  This is done by helping blood vessels relax and blood flows freer.
  4. Protein helps you think clearly and remember things.
  5. Rich source of the amino acid tryptophan, moringa supports neurotransmitter functions, including those that produce the “feel good” hormone serotonin.
  6. Protein improves your mood and increases your resistance to stress, anxiety, and depression.

Nervous System (Ca)

  1. Potassium is an electrolyte (minerals that give electric charge – like power lines with a current that runs through) that helps regulate body fluids for good nerve impulses.  In other words, Calcium communicates messages to the nervous system to help maintain proper pressure in the smooth muscles of the arteries.
  2. Helps control fluid in the body.  Calcium is the main mineral that is used to neutralize acids and to maintain the proper pH body fluids throughout the body.

May Inhibit Cancer Growth (A,B6,C,E)

  • Treatment of prostate
  • Treatment of Skin cancer
  • Can prevent against breast cancer cells and activities of cancer growth
  • Can heal the tumor

Relieves Headache (A)

Moringa leaves are not only used for serious illness but also used to treat other diseases such as headache whereby the leaves through by vitamin A fried-leaves are useful for cold and fever while Vitamin C in the juice of its leaves is used in cases of headache.

10. Chronic Eye Diseases (A,C)

Moringa gives eyes the ability to distinguish light from dark, so it promotes night vision and the ability to see colors.  It fights against glaucoma and other age-related eye diseases.

Muscles (C)

    • Moringa leaf juice is also applied in the eye in fainting fits due to nervous debility.
    • Vitamin E in Moringa leaves can strengthen muscle weakness including eye muscles.
    • Moringa vitamins and minerals are essential for preventing general micronutrient disorders.

Wash eyes with this infusion three times a day.

Conjunctivitis (Different methods to use moringa leaves for the eye.

Pain in eyes; Eye allergy; Eyes inflammation; Redness in eyes;

Helps prevent Cataracts.  It is important for the eye lens.  It decreases the risk of lens hardening, loss of flexibility, and promotes healthy blood vessels in the eye.

Extract fresh leaves juice and mix with honey and use it as an eye drop or apply on eyelids.

Moringa leaves juice is useful in treating different chronic eye diseases.

Anemia

  1. Proteins are used for the production of hormones (regulate the activity of certain cells or organs and control behavior and mood), enzymes (produce life), and neurotransmitters (communicate signals and messages), and produces energy.
  2. It is used to treat anemia

Blood Pressure/Stroke (A, B1-3-6, C, K, Ca, Fe, Protein)

Moringa has a stabilizing effect on blood pressure.

  1. Potassium controls blood pressure and reduces the risk of stroke.
  2. Potassium neutralizes various acids to help retain and preserve calcium. 1% of Calcium is also found in the blood.
  3. Potassium slows the negative effects of sodium and maintains a healthy blood pressure balance.
  4. This further helps with normal blood pressure and protects the functioning of the heart.
  5. With sufficient amounts of Calcium, the cardiac muscles to contract and relax properly.

Fertility

Vitamin A works to create new cells as well as promote fertility.  Moringa is used to increase woman’s milk production – Experts agree moringa leaves or pure moringa leaf powder is not only extremely beneficial for pregnant women, but also for women expecting to breastfeed. Moringa leaves are safe and beneficial for everyone, especially pregnant women! Moringa leaves are not toxic.

A teaspoon full is ok at a time and three times a day is recommended.

Produce more Milk for Breast-feeding

Breast-feeding mothers need to give the best milk for their babies in order to prevent malnutrition. Natural nutrition of breast-feeding can produce more milk if the mothers consume Moringa leaves.

Diabetes

Moringa is believed to control glucose levels in cases of diabetes

Detox & Digestion

Moringa helps to boost liver function, therefore detoxifying the body of harmful substances, such as heavy metal toxins. It might also be capable of helping fight the following:

  • kidney stones
  • urinary tract infections
  • constipation
  • diarrhea

Studies reflect that moringa tea is helpful for dealing with gastrointestinal problems. Its stimulating effect over metabolism helps the body to burn calories at a faster pace

Heal Ulcers

Another benefit of Moringa leaves is proved in healing ulcers or gastritis. The amino acid histidine of Moringa can be used in healing ulcers and glutamic acid.

Restores Skin Conditions (C)

  1. A skin problem is of primary interest in women or men. Moringa leaves are very useful for skin care.
  2. Eating fresh and young Moringa leaves can reduce skin problems such as irritated skin and reddened skin.
  3. The seed oil is also the main agent to prevent inflammatory.
  4. It is used as a skin antiseptic

Skin is the mirror of one’s health. When the digestive and excretory system of a body functions properly, its effect can be visualized from the skin. The skin becomes healthier to look at and turns to be flawless day by day

  1. Vitamin C helps the body make collagen which helps heal bleeding gums, loss of teeth for healthy teeth and gums, and bleeding under the skin. 
  2. Vitamin C assists the skin in wound healing faster and better.  It also limits sun damage.
  3. Protein helps maintain healthy skin, nails, and hair.  Hair becomes lively, shiny, glossy with the proper intake of nutrients. The nutrients present in this tea enhance the proper growth of hair.
  4. Vitamin A helps retain moisture in the skin while at the same time protects against skin diseases like psoriasis, acne, wrinkles.
  5. Fluid retention/edema

A poultice is made from leaves and applied to reduce glandular swelling

Lowers Cholesterol Levels (B3,B6)

  1. Vitamin C helps circulation. 
  2. Circulation prevents cholesterol from leaving sediment on the artery wall and keeps the lining of the arteries strong and healthy.
  3. Vitamin C has been known to lower blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels so more blood can flow freely.

Thyroid Health (C)

  1. Vitamin C promotes thyroid health by reducing the oxidative stress placed on the gland either by foreign toxins and harmful free radicals or from the reactive oxygen species produced during the syntheses of thyroid hormones.
  2. Rich in antioxidants and compounds that may improve thyroid health, which makes it beneficial for maintaining high energy levels plus fighting fatigue, depression, low libido, mood swings, and insomnia.

Eases Inflammation (A,B1,E,Mg)

Treat Rheumatism, Arthritis, and Joint Pains

    1. Moringa is known as a useful medicine to heal aching muscles and treat inflammations associated with rheumatism, arthritis, and joint pains.
    2. Moringa is effective to reduce rheumatism since it has amino-acid histidine used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Moringa leaves can work together with its seed.  They are roasted then it is applied in the painful area of rheumatism.
    3. Vitamin B1 of Moringa is also preventing rheumatism.

The research analyzed that Moringa could significantly decrease gene expression and production of inflammatory markers in RAW mobile white blood cells especially at sites of infections.  These inflammatory cytokines, such as nitric oxide in the leukemia virus. They are versatile cells that play many roles. As scavengers, they rid the body of worn-out cells and other debris.

Bones (A,C,Ca)

  1. Vitamin C is a major role of nutrition to tackle this job.  The role of Vitamin C commonly associated with immune health may be of no surprise to you then that it enables your body to synthesize white blood cells in bone marrow.
  2. There are five types of white blood cells, and each is produced in your bone marrow. When you are exposed to an infection, white blood cells leave your bone marrow and travel to your bloodstream, where they attempt to destroy the cause of infection. The production of white blood cells is largely dependent on the presence of vitamins in your body.
  3. Vitamin A maintains the strength of bones and teeth health and replaces old with new cells.  Bones and teeth contain over 99% of the calcium in the human body. Calcium helps bones rebuild properly and stay strong. 
  4. The body takes calcium out of the bones to perform other functions, making the bones weaker, more fragile, and breakable over time.
  5. Protein also grows bone.

150 different degenerative diseases and conditions are a result of Calcium that does not absorb and how Calcium is used by our lifestyle choices.  Diabetes, cancer, heart disease, gallstones, kidney stones, arthritis, osteoporosis, are just a few conditions that have been scientifically linked to deficiencies in calcium.

Relax and Promote Good-Night Sleep

For those who are lack of sleep can use Moringa as a natural sleep aid to make good-night sleep very well.

Anti-asthmatic

An alkaloid closely resembling ephedrine in action in Moringa can be used for the treatment of asthma.  Alkaloids in Moringa relaxes bronchioles.  (Kirtikar and Basui, 1975)

Environment (Water and Topsoil)

  1. It is used to help restore fertile soil, aid in forest restoration efforts and filter water.
  2. One interesting use of the seeds is for water purification.
  3. Anthelmintic (used to kill intestinal worms)

Clean Dirty or Polluted Water

Moringa is not known only used as herbal medicine but in many countries, the seeds of the Moringa tree are used to purify and clean dirty-polluted water. It not only removes solid contaminants but also greatly reduced amounts of harmful bacteria. In addition to this, it also softens it very well. A study revealed that Moringa seeds can filter water using flocculation to produce healthy and potable water.

Closing comment:

For years only certain areas could receive this leafs benefit.  It is now available worldwide.  If you see it and have a chance to benefit from all its goodness, you will be glad you did.

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